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Douglas Crimp and Abigail Solomon-Godeau Photographic Criticism Reviewed

opinion-review · 2026-04-24

The November 2016 issue of artpress (n°438) features a review of two books on engaged photographic criticism. Douglas Crimp's "Pictures. S’approprier la photographie. New York, 1979-2014" is published by Le Point du jour. Abigail Solomon-Godeau's "Chair à canons. Photographie, discours, féminisme" is published by Textuel. The review covers thirty years of politically committed photographic critique.

Key facts

  • artpress issue n°438, November 2016
  • Review covers Douglas Crimp's book 'Pictures. S’approprier la photographie. New York, 1979-2014'
  • Crimp's book published by Le Point du jour
  • Review covers Abigail Solomon-Godeau's book 'Chair à canons. Photographie, discours, féminisme'
  • Solomon-Godeau's book published by Textuel
  • Review titled 'Trente ans de critique photographique engagée'
  • Review spans pages 86-87
  • Books address engaged photographic criticism from 1979 to 2014

Entities

Artists

  • Douglas Crimp
  • Abigail Solomon-Godeau

Institutions

  • artpress
  • Le Point du jour
  • Textuel

Locations

  • New York
  • United States

Sources